Example sentences of "[prep] a [det] [noun] [coord] [pers pn] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He came into the kitchen after a few moments and she turned away , wandering to the far side to get away from him , battling with the sudden incredible desire to break down and sob like a little girl who had done the wrong thing yet again . |
| 2 | He gave up farming and opened a restaurant in Glasgow but his new businesses failed after a few years and he left Scotland to live in Rugby until his death in 1937 . |
| 3 | The jeep driver was pleased at the opportunity to get away for a few hours and we set off about 3 p.m. , arriving in the area of the Highland Division a short time later , after following their divisional signs along the country lanes . |
| 4 | I wonder if you 'd care to wander up for a few minutes and we could perhaps move this matter of Gray on a bit ? |
| 5 | Yeah , and they 're only out for a few minutes and they 're fed up out there as well , and backwards and forwards like a fiddlers elbow go on I want to put those lupins in |
| 6 | When the smoke really thins out , thin blue smoke , rap on it , give the whole tin a shake and it 'll suddenly burst into thick smoke for a few minutes and it may do that again for a second time . |
| 7 | Halt it for a few minutes and it would die altogether . |
| 8 | We talked for a few minutes and he was in great spirits . |
| 9 | Yeah , even on the phone our Rob rings up and er , he 'll speak to me for a few minutes and he speaks |
| 10 | Stay there for a few minutes and you will begin to experience one of several sensations : it may be a slight breeze , or perhaps a tingling sensation , heat ( especially in the palms ) , static or even a magnetic pull . |
| 11 | Just sit there quietly for a few minutes and I 'll see if the doctor is free . ’ |
| 12 | ‘ He did make things difficult for a few minutes and I did consider having him fired from the chamber . |
| 13 | He turned away for a few moments and I could see that he was upset by the news . |
| 14 | Mrs Rumney looked at me in silence for a few moments and I saw in her face the dawning of relief and hope . |
| 15 | ‘ After the Smiths I had been playing the guitar for a few years and I was listening to things like Aztec Camera and Orange Juice . |
| 16 | Now actually Mill did put the his erm this proposal forward , he was a member of parliament for a few years and he was trying to get this discussed in parliament . |
| 17 | In the event of trouble , remove the villain , let the other fish settle for a few days and them put him back . |
| 18 | But Steve had gone off with Maria Luisa for a few days and he was n't thinking about work , that was for sure , and she had n't her freedom anyway ! |
| 19 | ‘ Now , Roger , it 's obvious — you have worn that chain for a few days and it has left a mark . |
| 20 | I ask him to come down for a few days and I also invite Lady De Marr . |
| 21 | another driver says he came off in a field saw stars for a few seconds but he 's alright … |
| 22 | It was difficult to raise the vein as the filly staggered around , but she came to rest for a few seconds and I dug my thumb into the jugular furrow . |
| 23 | Geoff Butterwick , public transport manager for Suffolk County Council , said : ‘ We 've only had it for a few weeks but it 's already proving useful and I 'm sure it will make life a lot easier . |
| 24 | This alleyway was shut for a few months and we Hello . |
| 25 | Nancy Ball had only been with Hugo for a few months and it was much longer than that since Harriet had visited him at the office . |
| 26 | I had been in Styal for a few months and I kept putting in for an open prison , but they kept saying no . |
| 27 | The children skipped along with him for a few yards and he saw how beguiling their faces were , the large dark eyes , the straggle of thick black hair , the earnest looks of desperate innocence . |
| 28 | A few years ago — before 1986 — I was at a party with a few friends and we met some people who used to be in athletics . |
| 29 | I HAVE had sex with a few girls but I do n't think that they found this experience very satisfying . |
| 30 | I escaped with a few scars and I have no doubt that my greatest support was the knowledge that I was n't economically dependent on my family . |